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Murray, Natasha – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem addressed through this study was the low levels of reading comprehension of literary and informational texts among fourth-grade students statewide. The reading workshop model and the guided reading approach are two different instructional methods used to teach reading to fourth-grade students at two school districts in Texas. The…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension
Daugaard, Hanne Trebbien; Nielsen, Anne-Mette Veber; Juul, Holger – Language and Education, 2020
Research suggests that readers learn about word meanings from the various contexts of words in texts. Therefore, context clue instruction is often recommended as a way of boosting students' word learning skills. Ideally, such instruction should focus on context clue types that are common in authentic texts. We examined the prevalence of context…
Descriptors: Cues, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Reading Instruction
Lisa B. Hurwitz – Online Submission, 2023
As part of integrated instruction, educators aim to efficiently and simultaneously address learning goals across multiple subject areas like English language arts (ELA) and science or social studies. While studies are beginning to show that this instructional approach can be effective, it is challenging to implement in practice, requiring that…
Descriptors: Language Arts, English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
McGuire, Caroline E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Widely adopted Common Core State Standards emphasize textual analysis and writing "about" texts (Bomer & Maloch, 2011), but provide little guidance on "what" students should read beyond general references to traditional literature (fables, folktales, and myths) and informational texts. However, as Meek (1988) and others…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Picture Books, Case Studies, Grade 4
Feltman, Todd Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A major educational crisis has been transpiring among fourth and fifth grade boys over the last twenty years (Eliot, 2009; Whitmire, 2010). On average, fourth and fifth grade boys, regardless of racial background or socioeconomic class, are performing below girls, both academically in reading and writing. The Center on Educational Policy reports…
Descriptors: Males, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
Ness, Molly – Reading Teacher, 2009
The author explores how the use of joke books can promote fluency in young readers. One young girl's fluency improved measurably, and her engagement and motivation to read the particular kind of text involved played a significant role. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Humor, Reading Motivation, Females
Schmidt, Renita – Language Arts, 2008
This qualitative work analyzes what parents, teachers, and children say about reading when Accelerated Reader and Reading Renaissance are used for reading instruction. Critical discourse analysis offered a glimpse at beliefs about reading and how power relations were embedded in what teachers, parents, and children said about AR and reading.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Acceleration (Education)
Olness, Rebecca – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2007
RAuthor Rebecca Olness combines her love of children's literature and her experience as a classroom teacher and literacy specialist to show teachers that it is possible to teach both content and literacy concepts simultaneously. Chapters cover social studies, science, mathematics, and the arts. In these pages readers will find rationale and…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Literacy Education, Integrated Curriculum, Annotated Bibliographies
Anderson, Kelly M.; Algozzine, Bob, Ed. – Preventing School Failure, 2007
Many argue that it is not at all idealistic to think that K-12 teachers can differentiate instruction to meet all children's needs while also adhering to standards and state performance testing. This article defines differentiated instruction, discusses its critical elements, and provides tips on how to start differentiation. Probably,…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Minority Groups, Individualized Instruction